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Establishing Effective ERM of IT: Implementation and Operational Issues of the New ‘Risk IT Framework’

Robert E Stroud CGEITVP Service Management & Governance, CA Technologies

International Vice President, ISACA

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Robert E Stroud CGEIT international VP, ISACAservice management & governance evangelist CA

— 29 years in Industry Experience

— 15+ years banking industry

— VP Service Management & ITSM & IT Governance CA

— International Vice President ISACA\ITGI

— Former Chair COBIT Steering Committee & chief architect

— IT Governance Committee

— Contributor to COBIT V4 and V4.1

— Contributor to the Control Objectives for Basel II

— Contributor to ITIL\COBIT\ISO17799 Management Overview

— ITIL v3 Update Management Board and Reviewer

— ITIL v3 ITIL Advisory Group, Mentor & Reviewer

— Author ITIL Business Perspective Volume 2

— Executive Board itSMF International Treasurer and Director Audit Standards & compliance

— Former Board Member USA itSMF

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Important Information on the content within….

— The Risk IT Framework and The Risk IT Practitioner Guide including select text and figures featured within this presentation are the property of ISACA. Copyright © 2009 ISACA. All rights reserved.

— ISACA, ITGI and COBIT are registered trademarks of ISACA. Val IT and Risk IT are trademarks of ISACA.

—This presentation is presented with the permission of ISACA.

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Agenda

— Introduction

—The ‘Risk IT Framework’

—The ‘Risk IT Practitioner Guide’ – Managing Risk in Practice

—Risk Governance

—Risk Evaluation

—Risk Response

—Summary







risk and value are intertwined!

—Risk has 2 sides−Value preservation

−Value creation

IT related risk = materialised business impact because of IT related event







IT (Related) risks

ITGI survey 2008, on IT related problems:







it related risk management - summary

—Various standards & frameworks available, but either:−Generic Enterprise Risk Management oriented

−IT Security oriented

—No comprehensive IT Related Risk framework available

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risk it principles





The “Risk IT Framework”



Risk IT

—Risk IT is a framework based on a set of guiding principles and featuring business processes and management guidelines that confirm these principles

—The Risk IT framework is to be used to help implement IT governance

—Organisations that have adopted (or are planning to adopt) CobiT as their IT Governance framework can use Risk IT to enhance risk management.







Purpose of "'Risk IT'"

The Risk IT framework explains IT risk and will enable users to:

−Integrate the management of IT risk into the overall enterprise risk management of the organisation

−Make well-informed decisions about the extent of the risk, the risk appetite and the risk tolerance of the enterprise

−Understand how to respond to the risk

In brief, the framework allows the enterprise to make appropriate risk-adjusted decisions.







The Risk IT Framework





‘Risk IT Practitioner Guide’ – managing risk in practice



Risk IT practitioner guide







suppemental tools and materials

— The Risk IT Practitioner Guide, is supported by an implementation tool kit, containing the following templates:−Enterprise IT Risk Assessment Form (figure 7)

−Risk Communication Flows (figure 14)

−Template Risk Register Entry (figure 36)

−Generic IT Risk Scenarios (figure 40)

−Generic IT Risk Scenarios and Mapped to COBIT and Val IT Processes (figure 41)

−Generic IT Risk Scenarios and Environmental Risk Factors (figure 42)

−COBIT Controls and Val IT Key Management Practices to Mitigate IT Risk (figure 48)





risk governance

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risk governance







business – enterprise risk management (ERM)

—Enterprise risk management (ERM) includes the methods and processes used by organizations to manage risks and seize opportunities related to the achievement of their objectives.

—ERM provides a framework for risk management

—By identifying and proactively addressing risks and opportunities, business enterprisesprotect and create value

—ERM can also be described as a risk-based approach to managing an enterprise







the definition of it risk

— IT risk is the business risk associated with the use, ownership, operation, involvement, influence and adoption of IT within an enterprise.

—IT risk consists of IT-related events that could potentially impact the business.

—IT risk always exists, whether or not it is detected or recognised by an organisation







it related business risk







it risk in the risk hierarchy







essentials of risk governance

—Risk Appetite and Tolerance

—Responsibilities and accountability for IT Risk Management

—Awareness and Communication

—Risk Culture







risk appetite and tolerance - definition

—Risk appetiteThe broad-based amount of risk a company or other entity is willing to accepts in pursuit of its mission (or vision)

—Risk tolerance The acceptable variation relative to the achievement of an objective (and often is best measured in the same units as those used to measure the related objective)







risk appetite

—Risk appetite is the amount of risk an entity is prepared to accept when trying to achieve its objectives. When considering the risk appetite levels for the enterprise, two major factors are important:

—The enterprise‘s objectivecapacity to absorb loss

—The culture towards risk taking – cautious or aggressive







risk appetite - examples





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risk tolerance

Risk tolerance is the tolerable deviation from the level set by the risk appetite definition, e.g., standards require projects to be completed within the estimated budgets and time, but overruns of 10 percent of budget or 20 percent of time are tolerated.





responsibilities and accountability for it risk managment







awareness and communication benefits

—Executive management‘s understand the actual exposure to IT risk, enabling definition of appropriate and informed risk responses

—Awareness amongst all internal stakeholders of the importance of integrating risk and opportunity in their daily duties

—Transparency to external stakeholders regarding the actual level of risk managment processes in use







Implications of poor communications

—False sense of confidence at the top on the degree of actual exposure related to IT

—Unbalanced communication to the external world on risk, especially in cases of high but managed risk, may lead to an incorrect perception on actual risk by third parties such as clients, investors or regulators

—Perception that the enterprise is trying to cover up known risk from stakeholders







what to communicate







Risk Culture







Risk Evaluation







business impact







it risk scenario development







risk factors







risk scenarios







example scenario list







risk evaluation







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key risk indicators (KRIs)







risk response options

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risk response options and influences







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parameter for risk response selection







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risk response prioritisation







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risk response & prioritisation







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Risk and Opportunity







CobiT, Val IT & Risk IT

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summary



summary

—Risk IT saves time, cost and effort by providing a clear method to focus on IT-related business risks

—Risk IT provides the guidance to help executives and management ask the key questions

—Risk IT allows organizations to make better risk-adjusted decisions

—Risk IT allows organizations to manage their enterprises risk is managed more effectively







summary

—Risk and value are two sides of the same coin

—Risk is inherent to all enterprises

—Balance must be struck that avoids value destruction and ensures that opportunities for value creation are not missed







Thank you

Contact details:

Robert E Stroud CGEIT Email: [email protected] Tel: (631) 880 2544BLOG: www.ca.com/blogs/stroud Twitter: www.twitter.com\RobertEStroud

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Establishing Effective ERM of IT: Implementation and Operational Issues of the New ‘Risk IT Framework’

Robert E Stroud CGEITVP Service Management & Governance, CA Technologies

International Vice President, ISACA

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